MINES minister Richard Musukwa has protested a decision by Mopani Copper Mines to put the Kitwe and Mufulira mines on care and maintenance for three months subject to review, saying their reasons are not compelling. And Musukwa says if the mine goes ahead to lay off over 11,000 workers, it will be met by the...

FORMER Defence Minister George Mpombo has asked government to ensure that all its Coronavirus daily briefings adhere to the highest reporting standards of full disclosure for citizens to be aware of the fast-changing situation. And Mpombo says government should also put in place social welfare measures to ensure vulnerable people have access to food and...

Mayor of Lusaka City Miles Sampa has disclosed that the Auditor General’s office has instituted a probe into alleged abuse of funds by City Market management following his letter to the Town Clerk about undeclared revenues. And Sampa says the reluctance by City Market management to contribute the required revenue to the local authority is...

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says the tax compliance audit on media institutions should not be seen as a witch-hunt but an exercise that may benefit the taxpayers in the industry. And ZRA says it is still investigating a case where it seized goods that belonged to a Copperbelt-based company believed to have dubiously imported...

ANTI-VOTER Apathy (AVAP) executive director Richwell Mulwani has advised the Patriotic Front (PF) to find a neutral platform where the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu can be discussed to avoid conflict in next year’s general election. In an interview with News Diggers!, Mulwani urged the ruling party to carefully analyze the Republican Constitution in terms...

THE Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) has welcomed the two-year sentencing of PF cadre, Frank Mwale, for assaulting Chipata’s Breeze FM Journalist Grace Lungu. And Free Press Initiative (FPI) founder Joan Chirwa says the sentencing should send a strong warning to all political party cadres, regardless of affiliation, that assault on journalists will not...

Date of Activity: 1 May 2020 Deadline: 17 April 2020 1.Contract title: Research on the effectiveness of social media as a tool for opening up spaces for women leaders’ participation in Zambia. 2. Location: Zambia 3.Contact details: Organisation: Hivos Foundation Email: sa-hub@hivos.org Response Address: 20 Philips Avenue Belgravia Harare. Overview Hivos is a Dutch development...

FATHER Richard Luonde says if Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo is a genuine leader, he should apologize for stigmatising people living with HIV/AIDS. Last Friday, Kampyongo lashed out at News Diggers! managing director Joseph Mwenda over a news story where the former was cited as being one of the top government officials who were quarantined...

GOVERNMENT should discourage the use of gloves for non-medical institutions because their lack of availability among health workers will cause more infections, says the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ). In an interview, CSAWUZ president Davies Chiyobe also called for proper guidelines on how gloves should be used because there was a...

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has projected an increased cost of living over the next survey period in view of the current COVID-19 global health crisis, which has seen increased prices of basic commodities and suspension of business in Zambia. And the cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka dropped...